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In Part 1 I showed how to set up your home network with static IP addresses. In Part 2 I’m going to show how to share folders across the network. There’s a lot of information on the net for setting up Samba (which works with Windows SMB) to share files. That’s fine if you need …

Building a home network can make the management and use of multiple computers in your home much more convenient. For example, you can set up shared folders so that you have access to your files from any computer in the house. Another nice thing you can do is share your printer with all of your …

Although it’s possible to create separate login profiles on both Windows and Linux, it’s often inconvenient when sharing a computer with other household members to start a whole new login session when someone just wants to quickly access their webmail or homepage. A more convenient solution is to create separate user profiles in Firefox to …

Update Nov. 9, 2008 – While trying to get Ubuntu 8.10 working on my 2600, I remembered one key detail to getting 8.04 to work. I’ve only gotten it to work with BIOS revision A08. Here’s a link to the Inspiron 2600 BIOS A08 on the Dell website. Unfortunately, this is a Windows executable to …

I’ve been using the Logitech LX8 at work and at home for a couple of weeks now. I’d been searching for an ambidextrous mouse and the LX8 has been a pleasure to use. One of the frustrations at work is that our Windows XP machines are pretty well locked down, so all I can configure …